concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
public and private; official and personal; government and people
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
cooperation; collaboration
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now that you say that; now that you mention it
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
body; group; party; company; troupe
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
house; one's house; one's home; one's family